År 1908 - 12

Mack Sennett appears as a Native American in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

French silent short film by Georges Méliès, presumed to be lost.

A gorilla escapes from its master on a ship, breaks into a young woman's home, and kills her. The woman's fiancé, Jim, who had visited earlier, is framed for the murder by the police. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes reads about the case, investigates, and uses his deductive reasoning (playing the violin, finding the gorilla). Holmes exposes the real killer (the gorilla and its master) and frees Jim just before he's convicted, revealing the true sequence of events in court.

A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghost appearing compels her to remain. He explains to the terrified girl that she must go to the kingdom of Satan and get a bottle of the Water of Life, which she must bring back to him. The girl consents to do as he desires and starts forth on her expedition after the precious fluid. She summons a lot of soldiers and friends to her aid, and we follow the whole army down into the bowels of the earth. (Moving Picture World)

A frog hops around a magic fountain.

1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.

A trip from Stockholm to Gothenburg by two canals.

An emaciated youth calls upon a physician who pumps air into his lungs until his chest is abnormal in size. With the power of the compressed air within him, the fellow swaggers about town, blowing signs off buildings, helping out many people from difficulties where strength is required, and finding numerous opportunities for his great lung power.

A remarkable early short silent movie that shows what may be achieved with the technology of the day. A woman sits in front of her dressing table mirror, looking at her jewellery and her reflection in the mirror. Suddenly, another woman appears in the mirror. As the woman watches, the image changes to other women. As the woman looks at her jewellery, women's faces begin to appear in the jewellery stones.

Silent film from Georges Méliés. It is presumed to be lost.

A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.

A short film starring Clément Mégé.

A comedic short about a clumsy valet.

Three burglars invade a house, kill two people, and blind a third person, a woman. The police arrest the wrong man.

Footage of the Mainz carnival procession.

Mack Sennett appears as a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

Three woman playing a game of catch leads to one of them exposing herself as she gets stuck whilst peering out the window.